M 6.9 in Macquarie Island Region on 19 May 2022 10:13 UTC

2022-05-19 10:25 message from NTWC

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 occurred in the macquarie ISLANDS region at 1014 UTC on thursday MAY 19 2022
  • Based on the preliminary earthquake parameters hazardous TSUNAMI waves are possible for coasts located within 300 km of the earthquake epicenter
Threat Forecast

  • Hazardous TSUNAMI waves from this earthquake are possible within 300 km of the epicenter along the coasts of no areas covered by this message appear to be immediately threatened. however... the situation is still under investigation. this threat evaluation will be updated as soon as further information becomes available.